Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution?
By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.
Team/Role Overview
Citi Markets, Business Execution / Chief of Staff Office is a dedicated team responsible for driving business execution working closely with the Markets Head, Chief Operating Officer and other Markets leaders. The role requires significant interaction across the entire Markets business and with our functional partners including Finance, Risk, Technology, Human Resources.
Responsibilities of the team include:
Business planning: Supporting business reviews, earnings presentation, annual planning, goal setting, etc
Strategy: Developing business growth plans over short- to medium-term and managing strategic risk
Expense management: Enabling Markets to meet target through managing delivery of initiatives such as location strategy, third-party management, etc
Human Capital: Ensuring Markets has the talent and culture to succeed
Communication: Supporting internal communications, such as Townhalls and Markets wide memos
What you’ll do
We are seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to join the team, offering a unique opportunity to gain exposure and rapidly develop through working on initiatives across Markets. Activities include but not limited to:
Data analysis & synthesis: Perform comprehensive analysis, synthesis of data and information. This involves extracting key insights, identifying trends, and drawing clear, concise conclusions
Presentation development: Create / update high-quality, senior management-ready presentation materials based on provided inputs and strategic storylines. This responsibility includes ensuring meticulous accuracy, clarity, and visual appeal.
Process coordination: Facilitate and drive processes where input required from other teams. This involves requesting for information/input, diligent follow-up, and critically evaluating incoming data and contributions to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Ad-hoc support: Provide flexible and responsive support on various ad-hoc tasks, presentations, documentation and administrative assistance as required by the team and senior leadership.
What we’ll need from you
Demonstrable experience in relevant financial services environment, ideally gained in a top tier consulting supporting financial institution clients on strategic engagements
Proven ability to remain agile and adaptable in high-pressure environments, including managing shifting priorities, tight deadlines and complex stakeholder expectations
Exceptional attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of producing accurate, high-quality deliverables
High proficiency in MS Office Suite; particularly Excel (data manipulation), PowerPoint (storyboarding and executive ready materials)
Highly collaborative and effective at building an internal network, with ability to influence stakeholders
Strong academic background with a degree from a leading university, demonstrating intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and commitment to continuous learning
Passionate about with a track record in applying AI / developing AI solutions
What we can offer you
We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.
By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:
Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
A discretional annual performance related bonus
Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
Employee Assistance Program
Pension Plan
Paid Parental Leave
Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
Access to an array of learning and development resources
Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.
Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.
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Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi.
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"We consistently assess Citi’s role in response to three questions: What are we doing to help create inclusive and resilient communities? How can we use our voice to help drive dialogue toward solutions? Is Citi walking the talk — are we doing the right things within our own firm? The short answer to all three of these questions continues to be the same: that we can and should do more."
— Michael L. Corbat, CEO
| Workplace Initiatives | |
| Program for parents returning to work after Parental Leave? | Yes- Open for vacancies in November 2019 |
| Leadership development programs? | Yes |
| Mentoring programs? | Yes |
| Coaching programs? | Yes |
| Employee-led diversity networks? | Yes |
| Internal women’s networking groups? | Yes |
| Open to discussing flexible work arrangements at interview stage? | Yes |
| No. of weeks paid maternity leave at full salary: | up to 26 weeks |
| Minimum weeks tenure required to be eligible for paid maternity leave: | 26 weeks |
| No. of weeks paid paternity leave at full salary: | 2 weeks |
| Minimum tenure required to be eligible for paid paternity leave: | 26 weeks |
| Workplace Initiatives | |
| Gender pay gap reporting information 2017 (UK): | |
| Average pay gap: | 43.50% |
| Median pay gap: | 32.00% |
| Average bonus gap: | 71.60% |
| Median bonus gap: | 71.40% |
| Signatory of the UK Women in Finance Charter? | Yes |
| Targets to raise the number of women in leadership? | Yes |
| Targets to raise the number of BAME individuals in leadership? | Yes |
| Listed in the Bloomberg Diversity & Inclusion Index? | Yes |
Returner Programme
The Citi Returner Programme is a supportive hiring programme, designed to help you transition from a career break into a career within financial services. You may have worked in the finance sector, the tech sector or another industry all together! We value your knowledge, skills and experience, regardless of how and where you have developed them. We believe that hiring people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives brings advantages to our teams.
The programme will start in January 2020 and Returners will benefit from a structured and in-depth induction to help them transition successfully back into the workplace, followed by a tailored programme of professional development and learning delivered over a period of 15-18 months, dependent on the role and career pathway.
Returners will undertake professional qualifications as part of the programme and enjoy the benefits of being part of a supportive cohort. Citi recognises the importance of flexible working arrangements and is happy to explore these with you.
Eligible candidates will –
• Have been on a career break for at least two years
• Be looking to start the next phase of their career in financial services, in a range of roles, including operations and technology
• Demonstrate natural curiosity and be motivated to learn new skills
• Exhibit excellent leadership and communication skills
The returner programme will be open for applications on the 1st September 2019.